November 13, 201212 yr Author Yes Roddio are taper, which is why they are not on the official upgrade list for the Tour Model irons even though Roddio is offered by Yamaha for all their clubs. I have asked if Roddio can be specially put into the tour model (most likely meaning a bore) but its a long shot.
November 13, 201212 yr Wouldn't a taper tip shaft fits into a parallel hosel head? I am actually considering pulling a I-6 on my OnOff Red and putting it on my Legacy forged. No idea whether the Legacy is taper or parallel.
November 13, 201212 yr Wouldn't a taper tip shaft fits into a parallel hosel head? I am actually considering pulling a I-6 on my OnOff Red and putting it on my Legacy forged. No idea whether the Legacy is taper or parallel. That is what I thought. It needs a shim but should fit. Guess I thought wrong as One thing I know is T knows way more about this stuff than I...
November 13, 201212 yr Just looked up the Roddio and the website says 9.40. I had these in 2007. Nice. Maybe they make taper tip now? There was a rumor that another iron shaft was to be released by them. Quadra makes 9.18 tip iron shafts. I always wanted to try the Quadra Fire Express Prototype DGL shaft. http://www.compo-t.x...d/fireex04.html Fire Express PROTO TYPE DGL-115S -115S Fire Express Prototype DGL (¥ 120,000 tax) retail price Set of 6 [# 5 ~ # 10] ¥ 126,000 Individual [# 3, # 4, # 10] ¥ 21,000 before tax ( ¥ 20,000) ※ The delivery time can take a long time for low-volume production. Looked into QFE previously. Has the same length challenge that Roddio has. Also, if I am gonna do it after market, then everything is game. Am hoping I can get Roddio installed by Yam as it makes the whole endeavor cheaper. That unless T doesn't charge for disassembly and reassembly...
November 13, 201212 yr I always wanted to try graphite in the tour heads but didn't like the idea of boring them out and the effects on value etc. Maybe that isn't a good reason but I haven't convinced myself. I don't have your length issue so I am going the spiffy but of the modus with be the ticket.
November 13, 201212 yr Modus is a great shaft, I made the move to graphite for joint relief and to help bucket list objective to die broke... I still play a heavier graphite and dump ~44 grams of additional weight in the butt of my clubs so it isn't saving weight. Just minimizing vibrations that make it to my hands and arms...
November 13, 201212 yr I always wanted to try graphite in the tour heads but didn't like the idea of boring them out and the effects on value etc. Maybe that isn't a good reason but I haven't convinced myself. I don't have your length issue so I am going the spiffy but of the modus with be the ticket. They do offer a few options as an upgrade. Diamana Thump and GD Tour AD in various weights/flexes...
November 13, 201212 yr Author Yes Roddio are taper, which is why they are not on the official upgrade list for the Tour Model irons even though Roddio is offered by Yamaha for all their clubs. I have asked if Roddio can be specially put into the tour model (most likely meaning a bore) but its a long shot. Sorry sorry Roddio are PARALLEL I meant to say.... they are not taper... don't know why I said that.
November 13, 201212 yr ur slippin T... ive hit and got a diaman thump.. its a heck of a shaft. ive palyedthe diamana fubuki as well. didnt like those much the thump suited much better. id easily game thumps not probs atall. one big thing i noticed (and long carbon palyers cud cud help here ) i thought the carbon shafts didnt feel near as good as steel. they were very muted at impact, no sense of yea go that it al lfelt kinda dull ??
November 13, 201212 yr Author Slippin.... its called overworking! Can you imagine how many models of clubs and shafts and specs I store in my head?? (^_^) The Diamana is a tough shaft... heavy, stiff, like steel... they have not been that popular... maybe with very strong 115mph swingers only...
November 13, 201212 yr hahaah yes i can iamgine.. im just raggin on ya.! ur phenominal on specs truely in a class of ur own. just get it right tho, shEEEEEEEEEEEEESh...!
November 13, 201212 yr Slippin.... its called overworking! Can you imagine how many models of clubs and shafts and specs I store in my head?? (^_^) The Diamana is a tough shaft... heavy, stiff, like steel... they have not been that popular... maybe with very strong 115mph swingers only... I'm gaming the Thumps in X and they feel great to me, maybe a bit less feedback at impact than steel but much better on the body at off center hits.
November 13, 201212 yr Author I'm gaming the Thumps in X and they feel great to me, maybe a bit less feedback at impact than steel but much better on the body at off center hits. You must be a good player then (^_^). There are definitely those who benefit from the Thump over steel and many of those players are pros or scratch golfers. Definitely the Thump will still have good vibration absorption properties... when I said like steel I meant stiffness as in most cases (crazy iron shafts aside) graphite will play softer... did you ever have the CPM checked? I have seen technical date from the manufacturer but would love to see some real world numbers.
November 13, 201212 yr Dude... we all make mistakes.... only human afterall! (^ ^) Apparently not on this Site!... Lol T I've struggled to keep pace with this thread,( been at the Hospital for the last 3 days with my son) The non Tour Iron , am I right in thinking there only doing very limited numbers??
November 13, 201212 yr I played some Quadra 4AX SOF 100i in stiff. My club builder said that they CPM'd as regular. I forget what the numbers where though :(
November 13, 201212 yr Modus is a great shaft, I made the move to graphite for joint relief and to help bucket list objective to die broke... I still play a heavier graphite and dump ~44 grams of additional weight in the butt of my clubs so it isn't saving weight. Just minimizing vibrations that make it to my hands and arms... You need to make better and more consistant contact on the ball then........ Lol.
November 13, 201212 yr I just can't get used to looking down and seeing graphite shafts on my irons. That and I like to know that I can throw a club in the bushes without the shaft getting all scratched up. :)
November 13, 201212 yr Author Apparently not on this Site!... Lol T I've struggled to keep pace with this thread,( been at the Hospital for the last 3 days with my son) The non Tour Iron , am I right in thinking there only doing very limited numbers?? D, the non tour is not limited... can order anytime... for the whole season.
November 13, 201212 yr D, the non tour is not limited... can order anytime... for the whole season. Thanks T, Really really like them...
November 13, 201212 yr Author Yamaha has also released 200 limited tour bags, same bags used by Fujita and Taniguchi, their top pros. White and Turqoise Blue (Fujita pro) Silver and Red (Taniguchi) I doubt there are many left since the Japanese cannot resist anything that says limited edition pro model... (^_^)
November 13, 201212 yr Author T, Is the royal blue bag from yamaha available? Brad, We can try ordering it as they have not started shipping yet.... its quite expensive though at 599.00 + 125.00 shipping.
November 13, 201212 yr Brad, We can try ordering it as they have not started shipping yet.... its quite expensive though at 599.00 + 125.00 shipping. T, Sounds good. :) My birthday is in December & I can definitely put the golf bag in wish list. I'll update you over email. :) Thank you, Brad
November 13, 201212 yr I'm a bit confused. It says that the tour muscle back is the same MOI as the 2012 tour model. So it is as forgiving? And what about the non tour model. Even more forgiving then? So are we talking onoff forged forgiveness with the 2013 non tour model? That sounds too good to be true. A super forgiving iron with the appearance of a muscle back. Would be happy if someone could clarify. Sent from my Galaxy Nexus
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